Apple M2 Pro vs Pentium G620
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro outperforms Pentium G620 by a whopping 1679% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2924 | 688 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.43 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 22 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium G620 and M2 Pro basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G620 and M2 Pro compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 36 MB + 24 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G620 and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G620 and M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G620 and M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G620 and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G620 and M2 Pro integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G620 and M2 Pro.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 12.45 |
| Recency | 22 May 2011 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 36 Watt |
Apple M2 Pro has a 1678.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 80.6% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G620 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G620 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
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